New Book Release: Do I Look Skinny in This House?

How do your rooms speak to you? Do you feel calm and positive or anxious and disoriented? These are the questions interior designer Kelli Ellis is asking in her new book, “Do I Look Skinny in This House?: How to feel great in your home using Design Psychology.”

Ellis, whose work has been featured on HGTV’s Takeover My Makeover, explains why you should focus on the 3 F’s (function, flow and feel) to make your home comfortable and practical for your lifestyle. She says a room can be fit for a magazine spread, but the owners will still be unhappy with it if the decor is based around trends and fads instead of what fits their personalities.

“Turning your house into a haven is something that we obviously care about. We have entire TV channels and we have entire stores that are to making homes beautiful,” Ellis said. “All of us want to come home and we want to feel great, comfortable and productive in our homes. We really ask our homes to be everything to us.”

Design Psychology simply focuses on being intentional when creating spaces by using simple and effective design principles.

Ellis gives tips on how to customize your house using color therapy, light therapy and certain scents that mesh with your emotions and passions without breaking the bank. Her advice includes small changes, like leaving at least three feet of walking space around furniture to instantly improve a room’s flow, and larger endeavors, like steps to recovering your home after a natural disaster.

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